Day 1Pack your bags for a flight to Rome. Take time to review your documents in flight. Rest, relax and get ready for a trip of a lifetime.
Day 2Arrival into Rome/Transfers to Perugia
Welcome to Italy. Upon arrival into the Rome Airport, meet your representative from Wine Tours of the World in the baggage claim area after you have cleared customs. Your guide will whisk you away into the center of the Italian countryside, where you will arrive at your hotel in Perugia, Umbria. Take some time to relax, unpack and become acquainted with your surroundings. Spend the afternoon exploring the many shops and boutiques before your first authentic Italian meal. This evening, you will be treated to a delicious welcome dinner that will include a wonderful selection of Italian wines.
Day 3Perugia Tour and Wine Tasting
Wake up to a wonderful breakfast and then meet your guide for a morning tour of Perugia. The monumental center of the city is represented by the “Piazza IV Novembre,” which is considered to be one of the most beautiful squares in Italy. The piazza is in the heart of Perugia, with the beautiful “Maggiore Fountain” located in its center. Visitors and locals congregate in the piazza, which is surrounded by quaint bars, the Duomo, awesome medieval buildings and the “Palazzo dei Priori,” which was the residence of the principal political authorities during the Middle Ages. You will also spend time in the National Gallery, which is adjacent to the piazza. Enjoy lunch at your leisure this afternoon. You will then be taken to a local winery for your first official tour and tasting. Another wonderful dinner awaits you this evening at a premier Montefalco restaurant.
Day 4Cooking Class/Shopping Spree/Wine Tasting
After breakfast at your hotel this morning, your guide will chauffer you to your private Italian cooking class. Here, you will learn how to prepare and present classic Italian dishes. After all of your hard work in the kitchen, enjoy your freshly made meal. When you are ready, your wine adventure will continue with an afternoon tour of Spoleto, an ancient city founded before Rome, famous for the “Festival of the Two Worlds.” Spoleto’s lovely shop lined streets is the perfect place to pick up souvenirs and other specialty items. After an afternoon of shopping, enjoy a wine tasting nearby. Dinner this evening will be at a popular local restaurant, known as a favorite by the locals. Your feast will include wines from an extravagant Italian wine list.
